Is it true that chicken can make eggs by itself? even without

South Korea
December 28, 2010 11:19am CST
fertilization or any contact to a male chicken? somebody told me that female chicken can made eggs by itself but it will not hatch as a chic so it will turn out as an ordinary egg that we usually eat everyday but with the help of male chicken the egg has a chance to hatch as a chic is this true? the person wo told me seem to very sure?he even told me I cant believe you didnt know it...
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dicefame
@dicefame (114)
• Philippines
28 Dec 10
That's not true. My dad used to take care a chicken, he need to breed the chicken in order to produce eggs. After the hen lay the eggs, my dad get the eggs from the nest and then incubate the eggs to make sure the eggs will hatch.
Catana
@Catana (735)
• United States
28 Dec 10
I've raised chickens without any roosters around, and I can tell you for sure that chickens do lay eggs even if they've never seen a rooster. Dicefame, if you ask your father for the details, I'm sure he'll straighten out your misunderstanding. He needed the roosters so that they could fertilize the hens' egg. Only if they're fertilized will they hatch out into new chickens.
macdingolinger
@macdingolinger (10386)
• United States
28 Dec 10
We used to raise chickens for the fresh eggs. And yes it is true there does not have to be a rooster for chickens to lay eggs. However, to have baby chicks and keep the population growing you'll need a rooster (just one to about 25 hens) to fertilize them. I personally like the eggs better when they are not fertilized!
princess8881
@princess8881 (1630)
• South Korea
28 Dec 10
aww thnx for sharing... :)
Heather Echola
@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
28 Dec 10
Everyone has given you good information. It was hard to believe at first, when I was really young. I see someone even looked it up online and gave you a link so you could read it yourself.
Biomechanoid
@Biomechanoid (2923)
• Estonia
28 Dec 10
Believe it or not, I was just thinking about this a few hours ago. So I come here to MyLot and I find that somebody has also been busy with solving this puzzle. I managed to get some info from my friend, he says his grandparents have hens but no rooster. They still manage to get eggs from them, but like previous responders mentioned, these eggs will transform into chicken unless there is a rooster around who will fertilize the hen.
emine08
@emine08 (1551)
• Indonesia
3 Jan 11
i think so. in the chicken farming, there are some chickens which produce egg everyday and we consume everyday. why are you curious about it?